Defence budget and flood relief

NJ, US: I suggest that the government freeze our current defence budget to last year’s level. The difference – which should be substantial – should be spent on flood relief. This would go some way towards helping our brothers and sisters in dire need of a roof over their heads and some food to feed themselves and their families. Civilian budgets are so small that they would not make any difference.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 11^th, 2010.